Help:New Person Format
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Types of Pages for Individuals
Biographical Sketches
Biographical Sketches are long form fully sourced biographies for individuals of note. The following code can be copied and pasted for a general outline. While general outline should be used as much as possible, it can be modified if needed.
{{Infobox person}} =Biographical Sketch= =Children= #{{individual links template}}
Guidelines
- Include all major life events, such as birth, death, marriage, occupation, and anything else uncovered troug research.
- All claims should be sourced. (see #Sourcing)
Infobox Person
- See Infobox Person for help using the info box.
- Use wiki links whenever possible
- Use semantic tags whenever possible
Sourcing
Notes
General Guidelines
Important Templates
- Links for individuals with Biographical Sketches where only the first and last names are known. Returns Firs Last (Biographical Sketch, Genealogy Profile).
{{Individual links first and last |First_Name =First Name |Last_Name =Last Name |TNG_ID =1234567}}
- Links for individuals with Biographical Sketches where only the first and last names are known. Returns Firs Last (Biographical Sketch, Genealogy Profile).
{{Individual links first and last |First_Name =First Name |Last_Name =Last Name |TNG_ID =1234567}}
Creating a page for a new individual
- Search for the individual at TNG site
- In the search results click the name of the individual
- click the document icon to the right of the individuals name
- click create page
- select "new individual" from the drop down.